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This article describes electric meter bases of the Zinsco design made by GTE / Sylvania / Zinsco and by Kearney. InspectAPedia tolerates no conflicts of interest. We have no relationship with advertisers nor with topics or services discussed at this website.© Copyright 2012 InspectAPedia.com, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use page top links to major topics or use links at the left of each page to navigate within topics and documents at this website. Green links show where you are in a document series or at this website. IDENTIFY Kearney or Zinsco Sylvania Electric Meter Base & Main Switch ComboThis website discusses the electrical, fire, and shock hazards associated with Zinsco electrical components, circuit breakers, electrical panels, including certain Sylvania electrical panels and breakers which are in fact of the same product design and origin. Readers should also see IDENTIFY KEARNEY PANELS and IDENTIFY ZINSCO ELECTRICAL PANELS, see IDENTIFY GTE SYLVANIA-ZINSCO PANELS and see GTE-SYLVANIA-ZINSCO FAILURE MECHANISM, as well as ZINSCO FAILURE REPORTS.
Above, courtesy of Judd Stiff, we include photographs of a Zinsco-Sylvania electric meter base. At the right of our left-most photo (above left) you can see the interior of the Zinsco main service disconnect switches. At our closeup (above right) you can see that the electric meter connections have overheated and look burned. Below is a close-up photograph of connections in a Kearney electrical meter base.
Readers should also see IDENTIFY ZINSCO ELECTRICAL PANELS, see IDENTIFY GTE SYLVANIA-ZINSCO PANELS and see GTE-SYLVANIA-ZINSCO FAILURE MECHANISM, as well as ZINSCO FAILURE REPORTS. For additional details about another Zinsco related product, Kearney electrical panels, readers should see IDENTIFY KEARNEY PANELS, as well as ZINSCO FAILURE REPORTS. Contact Us with field reports and photos. We are pleased to credit and link-to contributors. Kearney National, Inc. HistoryCurrent Kearney National concerns and related companies: Kearney National, Inc., 565 Fifth Ave. (4th Floor), New York NY 10017-2143, Tel: 212-661-4600, website: x Kearney-National, Inc., 200 Park Ave, New York, NY 10166 Tel: 212-972-9590 National Metering Services in Kearney NJ, National Metering Services Corporate Offices and Certified Meter Testing Facility 163 Schuyler Avenue Box 491, Kearny, New Jersey 07032 Toll Free: 1-888-448-0009 Phone: 201-246-1115 Fax: 201-246-1831, quoting: Business Process Consultancy, Test and Measurement Instrumentation, Database Management, Leak Detection Sprays, Project Planning Consultancy available from National Metering Services based in Kearny, NJ. [6] Millbank Residential Meter Sockets, Milbank Manufacturing Co. PO Box 419028 Kansas City, MO 64141-6028, Tel: 877-483-5314 [reader suggested that Millbank purchased Kearney): quoting: Milbank residential meter sockets can be installed on homes with light load current requirements of 100 amps, up to the demanding requirements of the largest homes requiring single 320 amp meter sockets or multiple meter sockets feeding multiple service panels.[7] Patent litigation involving Kearney National gives an interesting insight into a small piece of the company's history. See Helen Wills Strong and Kearney-National, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v.General Electric Company, Defendant-Appellee., 434 F.2d 1042 (5th Cir. 1971) [3] Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Kearney or Sylvania Zinsco Electric Meter BasesQuestion:Sir, is kearney still in business, i need a repair part for a meter base, i can not get any info on the co. Thanks for any help, Don Reply:Don, I did not find a source of Kearney meter base replacement parts, though there are plenty of similar part suppliers whom you can find online by searching for "replacement electric meter base". You might want to give Millbank a call and discuss the model and type of meter base you need - reader below indicated that Millbank purchase Kearney (let us know what you're told)
I also found three Kearney National concerns and provide their contact information in our references section below - see citations # [4][5][6] in case you want to give the current going concerns a call. -DF Questions & Answers regarding this articleQuestions & answers about Zinsco/Sylvania/GTE/Kearney electric meter base & main switch combos. Ask a Question or Search InspectAPediaHTML Comment Box is loading comments...
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